HTML Coding

Tables: Captions

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Table captions describe the information that appears in the table. Captions default to placement above the table, but they can be placed below the table with the addition of "ALIGN=BOTTOM" to the caption code. In order to add a caption to a table, place the caption code after the initial table code as in the examples below.

A Table With a Default Top Caption

The Color Table
Red	Green	Blue
Orange	Yellow	Purple

<TABLE BORDER=1>
<CAPTION>The Color Table</CAPTION>
<TR>
<TD>Red</TD>
<TD>Green</TD>
<TD>Blue</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Orange</TD>
<TD>Yellow</TD>
<TD>Purple</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

A Table With a Bottom Caption

The Color Table
Red	Green	Blue
Orange	Yellow	Purple

<TABLE BORDER=1>
<CAPTION ALIGN=BOTTOM>The Color Table</CAPTION>
<TR>
<TD>Red</TD>
<TD>Green</TD>
<TD>Blue</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Orange</TD>
<TD>Yellow</TD>
<TD>Purple</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>